SYN floods continue

Wed Sep 11 17:11:03 UTC 1996

> > I don't know, but since nobody else seems to either, how about a 
> > router box that detects excessive SYN activity and then automatically 
> > blocks that ip address for awhile?  I suppose it just means that
> > the attacker has to vary the source address rapidly.
> > 
> If they modulate the phasers we just need to modulate the sheilds. :-O
> 
> If someone comes up with a good solution we will be glad to impliment it.
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Well, it's a good analogy (modulating the phasers).
But they're *randomizing* the phasers...

Avi